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[lexus79]

Dear All

I shall appreciate your comments/views on buying a small car.

With the increasing fuel costs, tax and a change in my partner's circumstances, we are planning to buy a small car in addition to the IS 250 we currently have. Currently I am clocking 80 - 90miles per day on the IS, we hope to use the small car for everyday use and keep the IS as a family car.

I am a bit confused and hope to get your views on this. We are currently looking into the new Yaris or Corsa (£35 tax and 60mpg for both these cars!!!). Dont know if any of you have them or have had any experience. I shall appreciate your views on any small cars which is economical to run/maintain so that I dont end up clocking 65000 miles on my IS by next year. Alternatively we were planning to buy a 3k cheap car for day to day use, but was not sure about the reliability.

Apologies if this is posted in the wrong place; any advice much appreciated.

[Parthiban]

How much are you looking to spend? Have you considered the Prius? We have one for exactly the same reasons you're thinking (extra runaround car), and getting around 50mpg, £15 road tax and congestion charge exempt.

It's not the most exciting car in the world, but it's incredibly practical and great as a second car to runaround town. Sorry don't really know much about the cars you've mentioned

[dgman]

i would go too a vehicle auction you will save yourself a shed load of money and there will be corsa's galore.i have bought many cars from auctions with just with a few thousand miles on.

[Noel]

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/motoring/diesel/d...corollad4d.html

great little car and 57+ mpg ...